Embossing machine



G. W. MIX.

EMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MINI-:10, 1920.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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EMBOSSING MACHINE.

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EMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 1920.

Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

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EMBOSSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 1920.

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GEORGE W. MIX, 0F BATAVIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 F. E. MASON & SON, 0FBATAVIA, NEW YORK, A COPARTNERSHIP.

EMBOSSING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Har. 21, 1922.

.Application filed `Tune 10, 1920. Serial No. 387,835.

To ai] whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l. (irnonon ll'. MIX, a citizen of the nited States.residing at Batavia. in the county of Genese-e and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Embossing Machines. ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an embossing machine which is Vmoreparticularly designed for making embossed labels or seals either with orwithout a variety of colors.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide improved means forcarrying and guiding the strip of material from which the labels orseals are made past the impressing mechanism.

Another object of this invention is to improve the means for inking thedie when the labels or seals are to be embossed in colors.

T his invention has the further object to so construct the machine thatthe same will operate with a minimum power. wear and noise and permit ofproducing labels or seals more expeditiously and economically.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of an embossing machineembodying my invention, showingl the die raised from the counter. Figure2 is a fragmentary view of the same character, showing the die loweredand co-operating witlr the counter for producing an embossed label.Figure 8 is a similar view of the feeding-off device. Figure 4 is a sideelevation of the machine viewed from the left. Figure 5 is a perspectiveview of the spreading lever for separating the main feed-oftI roller andthe return roller. Figure (5 is a cross section taken on line (S-(.Fig. 1. Figure 7 is a fragmentary lol'igitudinal section, on an enlargedscale.of the inking mechanism taken online T T, Fig. (3. Figure 8 is avertical transverse section of the same taken on line 8-3, Fig. l.Figure il is a fragmentary side elevation of the machine viewed from theright. Figure l() lis a rear end elevation of the machine. Figure ll isa horizontal section of the machine taken on line ll--ll, Fig. 1. Figurel2 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on line 12-l2, Fig. 1l.Figure 13 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section. on an enlargedscale, taken on line lli-13, Fig. l1. Figure l-t is a fragn'ientaryhorizontal section, on an' enlarged scale. taken on line l4l-l. Fig.14). ligure 15 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on line l5-l5.Fig. l. Figure 16 is a fragmentary vertical transverse section taken online 16-16. Fig. l.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding vparts throughoutthe several views.

The main frame of the machine may be of any suitable construction tosupport the several working parts, but as shown in the drawings, thesame preferably comprises a horizontal longitudinal table or bed Qt),legs 2l supporting said table at opposite ends thereof, and twostandards 22 rising from said table adjacent to its oppositelongitudinal edges.

Between the standards and above the ta'ble is arranged the counter 2lwhich is normally stationary and co-operates with a vertically movabledie 25 arranged above the counter for producing impressions on thematerial from which the labels are made, the opposing surfaces of thisdie and counter being provided with complementary engravings of thedesigns of which embossed reproductions are to be made. The die andcounter are preferably so constructed that in addition to producing anembossed impression on the strip, this embossed portion is cut out ofthe body of the strip so as to complete the label or seal. The counteris preferably fixed on a supporting plate QG which latter rests on acarrying block 27 and is held against horizontal displacement thereon bymeans of do'wels 2S arranged on the underside of the supporting plateand engaging with sockets 29 in the carrying block` as best shownin Fig.12. This block, together with the counter and associated parts iscapable of vertical adjustment for properly positioning its impressionsurface relatively to the die co-operating therewith. The means for thispurpose shown in the drawings, have been found satisfactory in practiceand comprise a guide base 3() secured to the top of the table andprovided with a vertical guide opening 31 in which the countt.' block 27slides vertically, a

wedge 32 movable horizontally and transversely between the underside ofthe counter block and the upper side of the table. an adjusting screw B3engaging its inner threaded end with a threaded opening in the wedge andhaving its outer end journaled in a bracket IH on the adjacent part ofthe table.

a collar 35 secured to said screw and engaging with the inner side ofsaid bracket and a crank or handle 36 secured to said screw and engagingwith the outerv side of said bracket. Lpon turning the adjusting screwby means of the crank the wedge will move either inwardly or outwardlyand thus raise the counter and permit of lowering the same by pressure.This screw is able to operate in this manner by reason of the fact thatthe same is journaled on the bracket 34, so as to be incapable oflongltudinal movement therein. j

The vertical movement ofthe die Q5 may be effected in various ways, butas shown in the drawings this is accomplished by mountingthe same on theunderside of a vertically movable cross head 37 which is provided on itsunderside with a recess 38 in which a stem 39 on the upper side of thedie is secured by a set screw 40, as shown in Figs. l and 2. vThis crosshead slides at its opposite vertical edges in gibs or guideways 41 onthe standards, and is reciprocated vertically by means of a drivingcrank shaft 42 journaled in bearings 43 a`t the upper ends of thestandards and having its crank 45 connected by a link or pitman 46 withthe upper side of the cross head. The crank shaft may be driven in anyapproved manner, for instance, by a driving belt passing around a pulley47 on one end of the crank shaft, this pulley being heavy enough toserve as a fly wheel.

The labels or seals 48 which are produced by this machine aresimultaneously embossed and cut successively from a strip 49 of paperwhich is moved intermittently across the space between the counter anddie and operated on by the same step by step. This strip is )referablysupplied from a roll 50 arranged in rear of the die and counter andpasses from this roll forward between the die and counter where. thelabels are cmhossed aud cut therefrom and then leaves at the rear end ofthe machine where the labels are separated from the perforated waste orremnant of the, strip. The means for moving the strip forwardly throughthe machine include an endless feeding belt or band 51 of pliablematerial such as a woven fabric filled with rubber which band has itsupper operative `stretch arranged lengthwise above the table andsupporting the label strip on its underside, while the same is engagedby the guiding and feeding mechanismr in front and in rear of the dieand counter and while passing between the same. At the front end of thistable are arranged the means for supporting the strip roll and the meansfor guiding the strip and band before the same reach the die, andcounter. These front supporting and guiding means are constructed asfollows:

52, 53 represent the front and rear sections of an adjustable shelf, therear shelf section 53 being connected by brackets 54 to the front end ofthe table and the front section 52 being slidable lengthwise on the rearsection and guided as well as held frictionally in its adjusted positionrelatively thereto by a plurality of hook-shaped clips 55' secured tothe longitudinal edgesof the rear shelf section and overhanging thecorresponding edges of the companion front section. as best shown inFigs. l, 4, 6 and l1. The strip roll is pivotally mounted on a bushing56 which turns on a transverse spindle 57. The latter is secured at oneend to a guide disk 58 and to the upper part of a bracket 59 which ismounted on the adjacent part of the front shelf sect-ion. The spindle,bushing and disk are tilted transversely, so that the arbor and spindleincline or slope downwardly from their outer ends to their inner ends,whereby the strip roll when placed on the bushing will always tend tomove by gravity toward the disk. so thatl when `the same is turned asthe strip is unwound therefrom, the roll will be free without liabilityof becoming detached from the bushing and without requiring any separatemeans for retaining the roll on the bushing. The tendency tofrictionally resist the turning movement of the roll is minimized byarranging a small washer G0 on the bushing between the inner end of thestrip roll andthe guide disk, whereby the greater part of the inner sideof this roll, when evenly wound, is held away from the guidedisk and 100the roll is caused to turn freely. ln case the roll is wound unevenly orloosely the guide Adisk prevents the same from becoming so irregular asto interfere with the unlwinding of the strip from the roll and itsproper presentation to the mechanism which subsequently operates on thestrip.

. At its front turn the supporting and feeding band passes around `thefront edge ofthe front shelf section and adjacent to the front sideofthe disk and counter the strip and band come together and pass inunison through a front guide which includes upper and lower guide rods6l. GQ arranged transversely over the table. The rods are connectedadjacent to opposite longitudinal edges of the strip and band by guideblocks 63 which are adjustable transversely on these rods to suit thewidth of the band and strip` this being preferably accomplished by ,12providing these blocks with holes through which the rods pass and setscrews 64 which clamp the same on the rods after adjustment. rlhe guideblocks may rest on the table and the same are held in place by means oftwo supporting arms 65 arranged lengthwise on opp'osite sides of thestrip and band and connected at their rear ends with opposite ends ofthe upper guide rod til while their front ends are pivotally connectedby screws 66 or otherwise with opposite longitudinal edges of the reartable section and thus permit the guide rods and blocks to be raisedwhen necessary and permit of more conveniently adjusting the parts andpass- -ing the feeding band and label strip through this guide. Bysliding the front shelf section forwardly or backwardly, the same may beadjusted to suit the length of the feeding and supporting band andenable any undue slack in its lower stretch to be taken up, and it alsopermits of arranging the roll in the best position relative to the frontguide according to the width and character of the strip which is beingoperated upon.

On the rear side of the die and counter are arranged the part of themeans whereb v the label strip supporting band are moved forwardlyintermittently which means comprise a main feeding roller 67 arrangedtransversely in rear of the main frame and an upper gripping roller 68which is arranged above the main feed roller, the strip and band passingforwardly in a superposed position between these rollers. The main feedroller is mounted on a transverse shaft 90 which is journaled inbearings on the side pieces 69 of a supplemental frame mounted on therear end of the table and an intermittent rotary motion is imparted tothis roller by mechanism which connects the same with the crank shaft412. This mechanism in its preferred forin, as

shown in Figs. 6, 9, 10 and 11, comprises a.

ratchet wheel 70 connected with the main feed roller shaft 90, a ratchetarm 71 swinging on the latter and having a springl pressed pawl T 2engaging with said ratchet wheel` an elbow lever 73 pivoted on the mainframe and having its lower arm connected with the ratchet lever by ahorizontal connecting rod 74, and an upright eccentric rod 75 connectedat its lower end with the upper arm of said elbow lever while its upperend is provided with a strap 7 6 surrounding an eccentric 7T on the maincrank shaft 42. During each rotation of the latter which occurs for eachcycle of operations of the machine, the ratchet lever makes a forwardactive and a backward idle stroke, whereby the main feed roller isturned forwardly one step while the die is raised from the counter', sothat the strip and band are advanced and then this roller is permittedto .stand still, so that the strip and band are at rest while the dieand counter are pressed together and produce an iinpression on the stripand sever a finished label or seal from the body of the strip. For thepurpose of enabling the distance which the strip is fed forward duringeach step to be varied to suit the length of the label or seal which isbeing produced, adjustinfr means are provided which consist ofa bolt T8arranged on the rear end of separated therefrom. These gripping rollerthe lower rod 74 and adapted to engage one or another of a row ofopenings 79 in the ratchet arm, a bolt 80 arranged on the front end ofthe rod 74 and adjustable radially in a slot 180 in the ]ower arm of theelbow lever 73, and a bolt 81 arranged on the lower end of the uprightrod 75 and adjustable radially in a slot 82 in the upper arm of saidelbow lever.

The upper gripping or pressing roller 68 is turned by frictional contactwith the strip and is preferably made in two sections, as shown in Figs.10 and 11, which engage the upper side of the strip adjacent to itsopposite longitudinal edges, so as not to beai 8O against the finishedlabels or seals which at this time are still arranged in the opening ofthe body of the strip and are liable to stick to the latter, but aresubsequently sections 68 are mounted on a transverse shaft 83 which isjournaled at its ends in bearings 84. The latter are provided withdepending guide pins 85 which slide in lugs 86 on the supplemental frameand are yieldingly held in a depressed position by springs 87 connectingthese bearings with side bars 88 of the supplemental frame, so that theroller 68 presses the strip and band against the periphery of the mainfeed roller and enables the latter to advance the strip and bandproperly. In order to cause the strip and band to wrap around the niainfeed roller to a considerable extent and insure a positive feedingaction of the same, a guide rod 89 is arranged transversely over themain feed roller adjacent to the front side thereof and adapted to beengaged on its underside by lthe strip. The gripping roller 68 and theguide rod 89 have their lowermost sur- 105 faces arranged below theuppermost surface of the main feed rolleiywliereby the strip and bandare wrapped a considerable ex. tent, around the feed rollei and thusinsure reliable feeding of the strip and band. 116 The guide rod 89 isloosely supported at its opposite ends in openings in the side pieces 69and held against lengthwise move- .nient therein by cotter pins 91engaging with the outer sides of these side pieces. On its 116 centralpart the guide rod 89 is provided with two guide fingers 92 which areadjustably secured thereto b screws 93 so that they may be engaged withopposite edges of the strip and band and confine the same 120 in placerelatively to the impression and feeding devices. These fingerspreferably project forwardly from the rod 89 and rest loosely on theadjacent cross piece 94 of the supplemental frame, as shown in Figs. 1,4 and 11. At its rear turn the supporting band passes downwardly arounda guide rod or roller 95 which is carried at its ends on the rear partsof the side bars 88 and at this place means are provided for causing thelabel strip and the band to be directed away from the band and thefinished labels or seals to be separatedfrom both the strip and band.The means for this purpose consists of a separator' or stripper 9Ghaving the form of a blade arranged transversely in rear of the guiderod 9o and supported at its ends on the side bars 88 and having acomparatively sharp scraping edge 9T which engages with or is arrangedclose to the descending portion of the band at the rear turn of thelatter. If labels or seals which have been embossed and cut from thestrip tend to stick to the band the same will be removed therefrom bythe scraping edge of the separator blade, so that the labels or sealsdrop from the band at its rear turn`r as shown in Fig. 13. while thecleared part of the band passes idly underneath the table andtheperforated part of the strip from which the labels have been removedpasses forwardly over the separator blade and disposes of the waste inany suitable For the purpose of causing the delivery portion of thesupporting band between the main feeding rollerand the guide rod to beheld taut and drawn effectively around this guide rod, so as to insureproper and prompt separation of the labels or seals from the strip,means are provided which produce a pulling effect on that part of theband adjacent to the guide rod 95 but leave the remaining part of theband comparatively slack. The means employed for this purpose comprise atension roller 98 which is ar 'anged transversely below the main feedroller and between which rollers the band is gripped and moved to thefront turn of the same. Thetension roller is turned by frictionalengagement wi'tlrthe band which is pressed against the main feed rollerfor which purpose the tension roller is ournaled at its ends in bearings99 sliding on guide rods or bolts 100 depending from the side pieces 69of the supplemental frame and are yieldingly held in their elevated position by springs 101 surrouning these guide rods and engaging their upperends with the underside of the bearings 99 while their lower ends engagewith heads on said rods7 as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 10. Due tovariation in the thickness of the label strip and other causes, thestrip at times is liable to become unduly slack between the guide rod orroller 89 and the tension roller and when this occurs the attendantperiodically depresses thetension roller and pulls the lower stretch ofthe band forwardly until its slack is taken out'of that-portion of thesame between the tension roller and the guide roller 89 and permits thetension roller to again resume its pressure against the band and mainfeed roller. rll`he preferred means for thus separating the main feedroller and tension roller consists of two rocking cams 103, one of whichis arranged between the upper side` of each bearing 99 and the adjacentside piece 69, and a curved cross bar or handle 10a connecting saidcams. Normally, these cams present narrow faces to the opposing` facesof the bearings 99 and side pieces 69, as shown by full lines in Fig. 3,but upon tm-'ningthese cams so that their wide faces engage said sidepieces and bearings, the gap between the same is increased and thetension 'roller is separated from the main feed roller, as shown bydotted lines inthe same figure, so that the attendant is free to movethe band for eliminating slack therein between the tension roller andrear guide roller 89.

lVhen the labels Vor seals are designed to have a color in addition tothat already present on the strip of which the labels or seals are made,an inking mechanism is provided whereby the face of the die is providedwith a coat of ink, so that the impression produced by the same will becolored as well as embossed. The preferred means for accomplishing thispurpose are constructed as follows:

In its general organization, the main elements of this inking mechanismare mounted on the cross head which carries the die` so that the inkingmechanism rises and falls with thecdie and the latter may be coated withink without loss of time. thus increasing the output of the machine. Theink is delivered to the die from an ink distributing plate 105 whichpreferably has the form of a disk and is arranged in front of the dieand has its underside or face flushl therewitln In front of thedistributing plate is an ink fount 106 from which the ink is deliveredthrough the passage or outlet formed between the bottom of this fountand a sup ply roller 10T journaled? transverselv ou the lower part ofthis fomit. The ink is transferred from the supply roller 10T to theunderside of the distributing plate bv a transfer roller 10S which movesback and forth between the supply roller and the disk` and the ink isdeposited u )on the face of the die by one or more dehverv or depositingrollers 109 which are movable back and forth between the distributingdisk and the die. Various means may be provided for supporting theinking mechanism on the vertically-movable cross head and actuating thesame in harmony with the impressing operation. but as shown in thedrawings. this is effected by the following means:

110 represents two horizontal rails or tracks arranged lengthwiseunderneath the crosshead on opposite sides of the die and distributingdisk. At their front ends each ofthese guide rails is supported hybrackets 111 which are connected with the front side of thc cross head.4At their rear ends these rails are connected by a transverse bridge orcross piece 112 which latter is .in turn connected with the cross headby means which permit of adjusting the rail vertically relatively to thecross head and thus bring the 1nk delivery devices into the properposition to best ink the die according to the character of the same andthe nature of the work which is to be produced. The adjusting mechanismfor this purpose shown 1n the drawings consists of an L-sha-ped'bolt 113having a lower portion which is secured to the rear side of the crosshead while its upper vertical part passes through an opening 1n thecentral part of the cross piece 112. and screw nuts 114, 115 appliedtoisaid bolt above and below said cross piece. By turning ,the nuts 114,115 so that they move either up or down, the rear ends of the rails willbe adjusted accordingly, and then may be held reliably in position bytightening the bolt of these nuts. Movable lengthwise in guidewaysformed on the inner sides of the rails are two slides or runners 11Gwhich are connected by a cross bar forming a carriage. The ink transferroller is journaled transversely on the front ends of the slides of thecarriage and the two delivery rollers are journaled transversely on therear ends of said slides in such position that when this carriage isreciprocated horizontally and lengthwise of the machine, the transferroller will engage alternately with the ink supply roller andthedistributing disk and the delivery rollers will engage alternately withthe distributing disk and the face .of the die. To guard against anexcess amount of ink from being deposited on the die, the ends of thedelivery roller engage with a pair of horizontal gage bars 118 which aresecured lengthwise to the underside of a plate which is in turn securedto the underside of the cross head so that the undersides of the gagebars are Hush with the face of the die and distribut ing disk. The frontends of these gage bars are beveled or rounded, as shown at 119 in Fig.2. so as to permit the delivery rollers to pass freely from the disk tothe gage bars without liability of interference or injuring any of theparts. The reciprocating movement ofthe carriage supporting the inktransferring and delivery rollers is effected by means which are drivenfrom the cross head. which means include a bifurcated main rock lever12() having the hub at its upper cud mounted loosely on a horizontalrock shaft 121 arranged transversely in front of the cross head whileits lower arms straddle the ink fountand the guide rait and areconnected at their lower ends with opposite sides of the inkingcarriage'by links 12.. which are arranged lengthwise on opposite sidesof the path of the strip and band. The rock shaft 121 is journaledtransversely in bearings formed on the front ends of brackets 123 whichare secured to the front sides of the standards. The hub of the rocklever 120 is forked and between its sections the upper end of anintermediate short rock lever 124 is secured while its lower end isadjustably connected with the main rock lever 120 at a point between theshaft 122 and the ink fount by means which Vpreferably consist of anadjusting rod 125 pivotally connected at its rear end with theintermediate rock lever while its front end passes through an opening inthe main rock lever and is provided with screw nuts 126, 127, engagingwith the front and rear sides of the main rock lever. Projectingforwardly from the cross head is a bracket 128, the front end of whichis connected with the intermediate rock lever .124 by a link 129. Bymeans of this mechanism the inking carriage is moved inwardlyl under thecross head for inking the die while the cross` head is being raised fromthe counter and strip, as shown in Fig. 1, and while the cross headislowered for pressing the die upon the strip, band and counter andproducing n label or seal, the inking carriage is withdrawn outwardlyfrom between the cross head and counter, as shown in Fig. 2. 'Byshifting the screw nuts 126, 127 on the rod 125, the position of themain rock lever relatively to the intermediate rock lever may beadjusted for bringing the delivery rollers of the inking carriage intothe desired position relative to the die of the cross head. The inkfount is secured at its opposite ends to the front ends of the guiderails, and the discharge of ink through the outlet thereof is regulatedby an inclined regulating plate 130 secured at its upper end to theupper part of the fount and bearing at its lower end against the inksupply roller, and a .plurality of 4regulating screws 131 arranged inthe front wall of the ink fount and bearing against the outer side ofthe regulating plate. By tightening or loosening the screws 131. the gapbetween the regulating plate and the ink supply roller may be varied tosuit the rate of discharge ofl ink from the fount as required. The inksupply roller is turned intermittently by motion derived from the mainrock lever 120, this being preferably accomplished by a ratchet wheel132 secured to the shaft of the ink supply roller outside of the fount,a ratchet arm 133 turning concentrically with this ratchet wheel andhaving a pawl 134 engaging with this ratchet wheel, a shifting link 135pivotally connected with the main rock lever 120 and having alongitudinal slot 13G. and an adjusting bolt 13T adapted to be adjustedlengthwise in a longitudinal slot 13S in the ratchet arm 133 and movablealong the slot 136 in said link. During the forward movement of the mainrock lever 120` the link 135 slides idly on end of the forward sat1-okeof the latter, andf during the backward stroke of the main lever thelink 135 slides idly on the bolt 137 until the rear end of its slotengages the bolt 187 and the ratchet arm is moved backwardly to theendof the stroke 1n this direction with the main rock lever. By thls meansa comparatively shortI .throw of the ratchet lever which operates theink Supply roller is obtained notwithstanding that the main lever 120has a comparatively long throw, thereby producing a slow feed of inkfrom the fount. By adjusting the bolt 137 up or down in the slot 138,the amount of ink which is fed may be adjusted as required. The inkdistributing disk is so mounted and operated that the sameis rotatedslowly and intermittently for the purose of evenly distributing the inkand causing the die to be inked uniformly. The approved means shown inthe drawings for this purpose comprise an upright shaft 139 whichcarries'the ink disk at its lower end and has its upper end journaledi'n a bearing formed in a cross bar 140 which is secured to the uppersides of the guide rails, a horizontal shaft 141 journaled transverselyin bearings on said cross bar and operatively' connected at its innerend with the upper end of the disk shaft by a pair of intermeshing bevelgear wheels 142, a ratchet wheel 143 secured to the outer end of theshaft 141, a ratchet arm 144 mounted loosely on the shaft 141 and havinga pawl '145 engaging with the ratchet wheel 143 and provided with alongitudinal slot 146, a ratchet4 arm 147 secured to the rock shaft 121,and y a link 148 provided at one end with a bolt 149 which :is adaptedto engage with one or another of. a row of openings 150 in the rock arm147 .while its opposite end is provided with a bolt 151 adapted to beadtributing disk as may be required to get thel best results.

In the operation of this machine, the strip and supporting band are' fedforwardly and a new part of the strip is presented to the impressingmechanism while the die is elevated from the counter and at the sametime wearing any of the parts rapidly, thereby enabling labels and sealsto be produced economically.

I claim as my invention:

1. An embossing machine, comprising a die, a counter co-operating withthe die, and means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter anddie including aV bushing upon which said roll is adaptedto be mountedand which inclines transversely to the length of the strip.

2. An embossing machine comprising a die, a counter co-operating withthe die, and means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter anddie including a bushing upon which said roll is adapted to be mountedand which inclines transversely tothe length of the strip, and aninclined spindle upon which said bushing is journaled.

3. An embossing machine comprising a die, a` counter co-operating withthe die, and

means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter and dieincluding a bushing upon which said roll is adapted to be mounted andwhich inclines transversely to the length of the strip,an inclinedspindle upon which said bushing is journaled, and an inclined guide diskon which the inner end of said spindle is mounted.

4. An embossing machine comprising a die, acounter co-operating with thedie, and means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter and dieincluding a bushing upon which said roll is adapted to be mounted andwhich inclines transversely to the length of the strip, an inclinedspindle upon which said bushing is journaled, an inclined guide disk onwhich the inner end of said i' die, a counter co-operating with the die,and

means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter and dieincluding a support for the roll, a main frame, and means for adjustingsaid support relatively `to said frame,

comprising a shelf having a rear section connected with the frame, and afront section carrying said support and slidable lengthwise on said rearsection.

6. An embossing machine comprising a die, a counter co-operating withthe die, and means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter anddie including asupport for the roll, a main frame, and means for ad-]usting said support relatively to said frame, comprising a shelf havinga rear section connected with the frame, a front section carrying saidsupport and slidable lengthwise on said rear section, and clips securedto one of saidsections and engaging with the other section.

7. An embossing machine, comprising a die', a counter' co-operating withthe die, and

means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter and dieincluding a support for the roll, a 'main frame on which said support ismounted, and a guide arranged between said roll support and said die andcounter,

comprising upper and lower transverse rods which receive said stripbetween them, and guide blocks adjustably connected with said rods onopposite sides of said strip. A

8. An embossing machine, comprising a die, a counter co-operating withthe die, and means for supplying a strip from aroll to said counter anddie including a support for the roll, a main frame on which said supportis mounted, and a guide 'arranged between said roll support and said dieand counter, comprising upper andlower-.transverse rods which receivesaid strip between them, guide blocks adjustably connected with saidrods on opposite sides of said strip, and pivoted arms connected withoppositeends of one of said guide rods:

9. An embossing machine, comprising a die, a counter co-operating withthe die, and means for supplying a strip from a roll to said counter anddie including a su port for the roll, a mainframe on which sai supportis mounted, and'a guide arranged between said roll support and said dieand counter,

comprising upper and lower transverse rods which receive said stripbetween them, and guide blocks adjustably connected with said rods onopposite sides of said strip, -a shelf arranged on the front -part ofsaid frame,

and longitudinal supporting arms arranged on opposite sides of saidstrip and connected at their rear ends with opposite ends of one ofsa-id guide rods while their front ends are pivoted to said shelf.

10. An embossing machine, comprising an impressing and cutting mechanismwhereby successive portions of a strip are embossed and the embossedparts are severed from the strip, and means for supporting and feedingsaid strip past said impressing 'mechanism including a band whichengages one side of the strip and moves with the same through themachine and which is pressed with said strip by said impressingmechanism.

11. An embossing machine, comprising an impressing and cutting mechanismwhereby successive portions of a strip are embossed A and the embossedparts are severed from the strip, and means for supporting and feedingsaid strip past said impressing mechanism including an endless bandywhich engages one side of said strip and moves with the same past saidimpressing mechanism and which.is pressed. with said strip by saidimpressing mechanism. i

12. An embossing machine, comprising an embossing mechanism wherebysuccessive sections of a strip are embossed and cut out of the body ofthe strip to form a label or seal, means for feeding said strip pastsaidv Aseparating the body of the strip and the severed sections of thesame.

, 13. An embossing machine comprising an embossing mechanism whereby'successive sections of a strip are embossed and cut out of the body ofthe strip to form a label or seal, means for feeding said strip pastsaid embossing mechanism including an endless band engaging one side ofsaid strip in its passage past said impressing'mechanism and a rodaround whiclithe rear or delivery turn of said band passes, and aseparating blade arranged adjacent-to the rear turn of said band andadapted to direct the perforated portion of the strip away from saidband and also remove any embossed and severed sections therefrom.

14. Ari embossing machine, comprising an embossing mechanism wherebysuccessive sections of a strip are embossed and cut out of the body ofthe strip to form a label or seal, means for feeding said strip pastsaid embossing mechanism including an endless band engaging one side ofsaid strip in its passage past said impressing mechanism and a i'odaround which the rear or delivery turn of said band passes, a separatingblade arranged adjacent tothe rear turn of said band and adapted todirect the perforated portion ofthe strip away from said band and alsoremove the embossed and severed sections therefrom, and means for takingup the sl'ack in saidstrip adjacent to said blade.

15. An embossing machine, comprising an impressing mechanism, means formoving a strip past said impressing mechanism including an endless bandsupporting said strip, a feed roller over which said strip and bandpass, and a guide roller around which the delivery turn of said bandpasses independently of said strip, means arranged adjacent to saidguide roller for removing therefrom any severed strip sections which mayadhere thereto, and means for taking up the slack in the idle part ofsaid band adjacent to said guide roller.

16. An embossing machine comprising an impression mechanism, means formoving a strip past -sa-id impression mechanism in'-` ently of saidstrip, means arranged adjacent to said guide roller for removingtherefrom any severed strip sections which may adhere thereto, and meansfor taking up the slack in the idle part of the band between said guideroller and said feed roller including a tension roller arranged belowthe feed roller, said feed and tension roller receiving the idle stretchof said band between them, and means for yieldingly holding' saidtension roller toward said feed roller.

18. lAn embossing machine, comprising an impressing mechanism, means formoving a strip -past said impressing mechanism 1ncluding yan endlessband supporting said strip, a feed roller over which said strip and bandpass, and a guide roller around which the delivery turn' of said bandpasses independently of said strip, means arranged adjacent to saidguide roller for removing therefrom-,any severed strip Sections whichmay adhere thereto, and means for taking.

up the slack in the idle part of the band between said guide roller andsaid feed roller including a tension roller arranged below the feedroller, said feed and tension roller receiving t-he idle stretch of saidband between them, means for yieldingly moving said tension rollertoward said feed roller,

`and means for moving said tension roller away from the feed roller. l

19. An embossing machine, comprising an impression mechanism, means formoving a strip past said impression mechanism including an endless bandsupporting said strip, a feed roller over which s aid strip and bandpass and a guide roller around which the delivery turn of said bandpasses, independently of said strip, means arranged adjacent to saidguide roller for removm therefrom any severed strip sections whici mayadhere'theretmvand means for taking up the slack in the idle part of theband between said guide roller and said feed roller including a tensionroller arranged below the feed roller, said feed and tension rollerreceiving the idle stretch of said band between them, bearings in whichsaid tension roller is jour'naled, guide rods for said bearings, springsengaging said bearings for moving said tension roller toward said feedroller, and means for moving said tension roller away from the feed.roller.

20. An embossing machine, comprising-ar. impressing mechanism, means formoving a strip past said impressingv mechanism including an' endlessband supporting said strip, a feed roller over which'said strip and mayadhere thereto, and means for taking l up the slack in the idle part ofthe band between said guide roller and said feed roller includi atension roller arranged below the feed roller, said feed and tensionrollers receiving the idle stretch of said band between them, bearingsin which said tension roller is journaled, guide rods for said bearings,springs engaging said bearings for moving said tension roller towardsaid feed roller, and meansfor moving. said'tension roller away from thefeed roller, comprising cams arranged between said bearings and anadjacent abutment.

21. An embossing machine, comprising an impression mechan1sm,lmeans formoving a strip past said impressing mechanism 1ncluding an endless bandsupporting said strip, a feed roller over which said strip and band passand a guide roller around which the delivery turn of said'bandpasses,ind pendently of said strip, means arranged adjacent to saidguide roller for removing therefrom any severed strip sections which mayadhere thereto, and means for taking up the slack in the idle part ofthe band between said guide roller and said feed roller including atension roller arranged below the feed roller, said feed and tensionrollers receiving the idle stretch of said band between them, bearingsin which said tension roller is journaled, guide rods for said bearings,springs engaging said bearings for moving said tension roller away fromsaid feed roller, and means for moving'said tension roller toward saidfeed roller, comprising cams arranged between said bearings and anadjacent abutment, and a cross bar connecting said cams for operatingthe same 1n unison.

22. An embossing machine, comprising an impressing and cuttingmechanism'whereby successive parts of said strip are embossed and cutfrom the strip, an inking mechanism for inkingvsaid impressingmechanism, and

means for feeding a strip to be impressed with said strip by saidimpressing mechanism, and means for intermittently advancing said stripand band.

24. An embossing machine comprising an impressing and cutting mechanism-whereby successive parts ofsaid strip are embossed and cut from thestrip, an inking mechanism for inking said impressing mechanism, andmeans for feeding a strip to be impressed past said impressing andcutting mechanism including an endless band which is adapted to supportsaid strip and which is pressed with said strip by said impressingmechanism and intermittently operating means for advancing said stri andband which causes said strip and ban to stand still while an impressionand cutting operation is produced on the strip andto move forward a stepwhen the strip is releasedl by the impressing and cutting mechanism.

25. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking the face of said dieincluding a reciprocating carriage having an ink delivery roller forengaging said die, a track which is mounted on said cross head and onwhich said carriage is guided, a lever having a fixed fulcrum andoperatively connected With said carriage, and means for transmittingmotion from said cross head to said lever.

26. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acount-er, a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking the face of said dieincluding a reciprocating carriage having an ink delivery roller forengaging said die, a track which is mounted on said cross head and inwhich said carriage is guided, a main lever fulcrumed on a iXed support,linkage connecting said lever with said carriage, and means fortransmitting motion from said cross head to said lever.

27. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking the face of said dieincluding a reciprocating carriage having an ink delivery roller forengaging said die, a track which is mounted on said cross head and onwhich said carriage is guided, a main lever fulcrumed on-a fixed suport, linkage connecting said lever with said carriage, and means fortransmitting motion from" said cross head to said lever comprising anintermediate lever pivoted concentrically with said main lever andoperatively connected with said cross head. and means for adjustablyconnecting said intermediate and main levers.

28. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, andmeans for inking the Jface of said dieincluding a reciprocating carriage having an ink delivery roller forengaging said die, a track which is mounted on said cross head and onwhich said carriage is guided, a main lever fulcrumed on a iixedsupport, linkage connecting said lever with said carriage, and means fortransmitting motion from said cross head to said lever comprising anintermediate lever pivoted concentrically withv said main lever, alinkconnecting said intermediate lever with said cross head. and meansfor adjustably connecting said intermediate lever and main leverconsisting of an adjusting rod connected with said intermediate leverand passing through said main lever, and screw nuts arranged on said rodand engaging with opposite sides of said main lever.

29. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from. the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking said die including anink fount movable bodily with said cross head and having an ink supplyroller, a rotary ink distributing plate arranged between said fount anddie and movable bodily with said cross head, an inking carriage havingrollers for carrying ink from said supply roller to said disk and fromthe l-'atter to said die, a track which moves with said cross head andupon which said carriage is guided, and means for intermittently turningsaid disk by motion derived from said cross head. v

30. An embossing machine comprisingan impressing mechanism including acounter,

a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocating cross headcarrying said die, and means for inking said die including an ink fountmovable bodily with said cross head and having an ink supply roller arotary ink distributing plate arranged between said fount'and die andmovable bodily with said cross head, an inking carriage hav-- ingrollers for carrying ink from said supply roller to said disk and fromthe latter 'to said die, a track which moves with said cross head andupon which said carriage is guided` and means for intermittentlyt-urning said disk including an upright shaft journaled in a bearingmounted on the cross head and carryingsaid disk, a horizontal shaftjournaled in a bearing mounted on the cross head and geared to saidupright shaft, a ratchet wheel connected with said'horizontal shaft, aratchet arm pivoted concentrically with said ratchet wheel and having apawl engaging therewith, a rock shaft journaled in fixed bearings andhavin two rock arms, and two links one of whic connects roller, a rotaryink distributing plate arranged between said fount and die and movablebodily with said cross head, an inking carriage having rollers forcarrying ink from said supply' roller to said disk andj from thelatter'to said die, a track which moves with said cross head and vuponwhich said 'carriage is guided, and means for in-4 termittently turningsaid ink supply roller by motion derived from said cross head.

32. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from the counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking said die including anink fount movable bodily with said cross head and having an ink supplyroller, a rotary ink distributing plate arranged between said fount anddie and movable bodily with said cross head, an inking carriage havingrollers for carrying ink from said supply roller to said disk and fromthe latter to said die, a track which moves with said cross head andupon which said carriage is guided, and means for intermittently turningsaid ink supply roller by motion derived from said cross head, includinga ratchet wheel connected with said supply roller, a ratchet arm pivotedconcentrica-lly with said ratchet wheel and having a pawl engagingtherewith, a rock lever having a fixed fulcrnm and operatively connectedwith said cross head, and a. link connecting said rock lever with saidratchet arm.

33. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from said counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking said die including aguideway arranged below the cross head,

means for adjusting said guideway vertically on said cross head, and acarriage slidable on said guideway and having ink rollers adapted toengage said die.

34. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from said counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die, and means for inking said die including aguideway arranged below the cross head, means for adjusting saidguideway vertically on said cross head, including brackets whichl arearranged on the front side of said cross head and with which the frontend of said guideway is pivotally connected, a cross 6o -counter and areciprocating cross head carrying said die, and means for i'nkingl saiddie including a guideway arranged below the cross head, a carriageslidable in said guideway and provided with an ink roller adapted toengage with said die, and guard bars mounted on the underside ot' saidcross head and adapted to be engaged on the underside by the oppositeends of said ink roller. 4

36. An embossing machine comprising an impressing mechanism including acounter, a die movable toward and from said counter and a reciprocatingcross head carrying said die. and means for inking said die including aguideway arranged below the'cross head, an ink fonnt arranged on thefront end of said guideway, an ink distributing disk mounted on saidguideway between said fonnt and cross hea-d, a carriage slidable in saidguideway and having rollers for carrying the ink from said fount to saiddisk and from the latter to said'die, and means for regulating thedischarge of ink from said fount. y

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